Don's Diary
January Finish writing a political biography of Nobel prizewinner Dario Fo and decide to translate his play Mum's Marijuana Is the Best. It has never been performed in English before. This is my...
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Royal smiles
(Photograph) - Royal smiles: staff, students and graduates from Queen Margaret University College process down Edinburgh's Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral for a celebratory service marking the...
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Blackstone rules out top-up fees
Differential tuition fees were ruled out for the foreseeable future by the higher education minister, Tessa Blackstone, speaking at the Labour Party conference this week. She also hinted that...
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V-cs' list nears completion
Vice-chancellors are getting down to the fine details in their fundamental review of funding for universities, writes Alan Thomson. Draft models of a number of options are almost complete, but...
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Fears that institutions may not fill places
* More people have been accepted by universities this year, but fears that institutions may not be able to fill places remain. The latest figures show that, as of Wednesday, there were 332,400...
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NI committee split over Cubie proposals
* A key Northern Ireland assembly committee is split over how far the Cubie committee's proposals for student finance should apply in the province. The higher and further education, training and...
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Assembly orders review of Welsh sector
Tuition fees, research diversity and the potential for institutional merger are among the subjects to be covered in a major review of higher education in Wales ordered by the Welsh Assembly. While...
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FE shows improved retention and success
A growing proportion of further education students are staying on courses and passing exams, new figures show. Retention rates in further education and sixth-form colleges have risen slightly from...
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A home for the study of technology's impact
The government is to open a research centre to look at technology impact's on society, initially focusing on the link between technology skills and employment and access issues. The institute is one...
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Dome bid gets support from Imperial and OU
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and the Open University are supporting the bid by the Legacy Consortium to buy the Millennium Dome and convert it into a high-tech science park....
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Cost-cutting deal averts Sheffield strike
Leaders of lecturers' unions have called off a threatened strike at Sheffield College after governors agreed a cost-saving package that avoids compulsory redundancies. At a meeting this week,...
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SOAS appoints Colin Bundy as director
The School of Oriental and African Studies has appointed Colin Bundy, vice-chancellor of the University of the Wi****ersrand, South Africa, its new director from May 2001. Headhunters Saxton...
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NYU students offered branch in London
New York University has opened an affiliated foreign study centre in London for undergraduates on pre-medicine and other science courses. The private NYU plans to send more than 100 undergraduates to...
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Coventry wine course is a best cellar
Coventry University is celebrating the popularity of its wine courses by offering students a study trip to the vineyards of France's Champagne region. Last year, nearly 100 people studied wine at the...
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Blackstone rubbishes attacks on student access
The heat was on Labour at fringe conference meetings, reports Alison Goddard The government's record on widening participation in higher education was attacked this week by Maggie Woodrow, head of...